Catalogue binder and holder



Feb. 18, 1941. 1 RQGERSv y 2,232,635- CATALOGUE BINDER AND OLDER FiledJuly 25, 195e 2 sheets-sheet Feb. 18, 1941. f J. c, RQGERS 2,232,635

cA'rALoGUE BINDER ND HOLDER Filed July 25, 1938 2 Sheets-Sheet 2Patented Feb. 18, 1941 UNITED STATES PATENT oFFTcE John C. Rogers,Atlanta, Ga. Application July 25, 1938, Serial No. 221,209

9 Claims.

Generically this invention relates to binders, but it is moreparticularly directed to' a loose leaf binder including a number ofindividual binder units operable to permit ready insertion of additionalleaves to any unit Without the necessity of removing any of the otherunits. Y

One of the principal objects of this invention is the provision of abinder and holder more parl ticularly applicable to reference books suchas for instance, of automobile parts and accessories, said bindercomprising a number of individual binder units or sections, the contentsof Which is more or less constantly referred to, wherein replacement andaddition of sheets is frequently made, and Which may be readily effectedWith respectto -any unit Without the removal of any of the other units.Another principal object of this invention is the provision of Iacatalogue holderor loose leaf binder having a number ofindividualexpansible sheet holding sections installed in the holder insuch a manner as to permit the individual sections to be securely held,but When desired freely movable, thereby rendering both the individualunits and the binder entirely flexible as to capacity. v

Another important object of this invention is the provision of la binderincluding a rack holder comprising a plurality of sets of individualsheet binder or holder bars, and Wing members adjustably engageable withthe exposed ends of the contents for holding in binding relation theen-` tire contents of the binder,A but readily movable to permit theinsertion of an 'additional book or leaf binding unit or the insertionandremoval of additional sheets With respect to 'any individual unit,thereby not only effecting adjustable expansionof the respective units'but of the entire binder as Well.` A further important `object o'f thisinvention is the provision of a book or sheet binder and holdercomprising a base support adapted to hold a plurality of individual bookeipansible binders having coacting resilient means permitting theinsertion or Withdrawal of a respective individual binder, whereby eachindividual binder lis eX-j pansible andthe end or Wing members adaptedto ompensatingly lock and bind the entire group of books in the binderWithout the removal of any bolts, nuts, or other fastening means.

With these and other objects in vievv, which Will become apparent as thedescriptionproceeds, the invention resides in the construction,comcatalogues made up of 1a great number of sheets' (Cl. 12B-1) binationand arrangement of parts, hereinafter more fully described and claimed,and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which like charactersvof reference indicateA like parts throughout the several figures, ofwhich: y 5

Fig. 1 is a top plan view of -my improved catalogue binder With'thecatalogues removed.

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section taken on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1 withthe binder loaded and showing the manner of inserting an individualuni-t.

Fig. 3 is a cross-section taken on the line 3-3 of Fig, 1.

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary vieW of a supporting base or rack with theindividual binder units and end Wing units removed.

Fig. 5 is a side elevation of one of the end binder or wing members.

Fig. 6 is a perspective view of `one of the individual binder sectionbars and leaf holding pins.

Fig. '1' is a fragmentary top plan view of the 2.0 rack member shown inFig. 4, partly in section and showing the spring and movable spring bar.

The loose leaf book and catalogbinders and holders with which I amfamiliar have proven 25 unsatisfactory in many respects, for instance,`in some cases, though being able to insert a number of sheets in theproper order, but being'mounted as a unit it is extremely difficult tosepara-te the sheets and return them to their individual bind- 30 ingposition when making a replacement or adding additional sheets, and inother cases attempts have been made to overcome the above defects byhaving a number of individual catalogue sections removable Withoutremoving the remaining sec-` 35 tions, but possessing disadvantages, inthat, said l individual binders are inserted in fixed locking position,and not being expansible, it is necessary to change all of the sectionsin order to make an addition to any one of them; and it was to overcomesuch disadvantages and others, by providing a binder adjustable as tocapacity and having a plurality of individual sections automaticallylockable as they vare operatively positioned and permitting instantremoval, each of Vsaid individual binders being expansible to take Icareof additional sheets as desired, and end binder and leaf supportingmembers slidably movable to binding or release-ble positions, wherebysaid binder and said individual binder sections are expansibly ad- 50justable Without operation of nuts, bolts, or like fastening means, thatI designed the loose leaf binder form-ing the subject matter of thisinvention. Y

In the illustrated embodiment vcharacterizing this invention there isshown a loose leaf binder A, binder sections B, loose leaf C, and booksE.

The binder A comprises a rack or base I formed with a bottom section 2,and secured to the under surface of said bottom substantially centrallythereof at each end by welding, riveting, or otherwise is a perforatedlug 3 in which lug is mounted the supporting rod 4 secured, in thepresent instance, by threaded screws 5 rendering said rod detachable, asdirectly Will more fully appear.

Rack or base I is preferably formed from sheet metal and the like and isbent upwardly at each side of bottom 2 forming the vertical walls 6 thenoutwardly forming the aligned raised platform sections 1 and 8,respectively, and constituting supporting seats for the detachableindividual binder sections B. Section I is bent upwardly as at 9 andinwardly as at I0 forming the end channel II. Section 8 is bentdownwardly at its free end forming the depending flange I2, andoverlying said iiange, to which it is suitably secured by welding,riveting, or otherwise. is the end wall I3 bent inwardly as at I4forming section I5, corresponding to section I6, and forming thecomplemental channel I6.

Loosely mounted in wall I3, in the present instance, is a trio of headedpins I1 connected to the free ends of which is a spring bar I8, andmounted intermediate said bar I8 and wall I3 is a spring element I9adapted to normally maintain bar I8 in spaced or extended position withrespect to wall I3, but compressible with respect to said wall I3 whenforce is applied to said bar in the direction of said wall, as will bewell understood.

In order to support said rack or base I at an incline, supportingmembers 20 are provided at each side of member I comprising basesections 2I bent inwardly and upwardly at one end as at 22 and theirrear ends upwardly as at 23, inwardh7 and upwardly as at 24, anddownwardly as at 25. Said bottom 2 is adapted to seat on said sections22 and 25 and is secured thereto in any suitable manner as by welding,riveting. or other- Wise, and similarly secured to sections I3 and 23are the brace members 26, in the present instance. having their edgesbent over or crimped as at 21.

In order to bind the entire contents by engaging the exposed ends ofsame. there .is provided a pair of complemental removable end engagingand leaf supporting wing members or wing binder lock members Dcomprising the normally inclined supporting sections 28 andperpendicular sections 29. Secured to the outer surface of sections 29adjacent their upper edges are the bracket members 30 secured by rivetsor in any suitable manner. and extending outwardly and downwardlyforming the leg portion 32. Said members D are adapted to extend betweenmembers I and I5, and sections 29 are cut out as at 33 to conform to theconfiguration of sections 1, 8, and 2 and are formed with slot-likeperforations 34 adapted to register with perforations 34' formed in legs32. Said perforations 34 and 34 are adapted to receive rod 4, and whensaid members D are mounted thereon they will be normally supported asshown in Fig. 2 but slidably movable on said rod, as will directly morefully appear.

Each of said vsections B is formed with complemental binding strips 35carrying the spacer and leaf holding pins 36 suitably connectedtherewith. These pins are spaced closer to 0.11 end of the strip thanthe other, as clearly shown in Fig. 6, and are mounted adjacent one edgeof said strip. Similarly spaced and positioned with respect to the otherend of the strip are a pair of perforations 3'I which are in alignmentwith the said pins 36. At this point it will be noted that there are noright and left hand strips 35, as all of these strips are constructedalike, and all that is necessary to complementally position them, asshown in Fig. l, is to reverse one of the strips whereby the free endsof the pins will register with openings 31 of the oppo-site strip, asclearly shown in Fig. l of the drawings. Also,

V.when the strips are operatively positioned the pins are at the upperedge so as to give space for the perforations in leaves C, as will beapparent. In this connection it will be noted that each individualbinder section B includes two strips 35 and four spacer pins 34constituting a pair spaced from each end. However by this particulardesigned strip having two pins, as shown in Fig. 6, it is only necessaryto manufacturel one form of strip, which when reversed with respect toanother of said strips forms therewith the section B having" four spacedpins, and which construction facilitates assembling the sections andeffects a material saving in production cost.

For brevity of description, the binder has been termed a cataloguebinder and sections B referred to in connection with an individualcatalogue; however, it is to be understood that wherever the wordcatalogue appears throughout the specification and claims it is intendedto embrace books, pamphlets, maps, letters, and the like,

While the operation of the device would seem to be clear from the abovedescription, it might be well to further state that when the wingmembers B are mounted on rod 4 and pins 5 tightened, said wings arefreely slidable thereon. A different catalogue or book E made up ofloose leaves C is adapted to be initially bound by a binder section Band is formed with four perforations or slots corresponding in spacingto the spacer pins 36, the strips being arranged as shown in Fig. 1adapted to be placed on opposite sides of the catalogue with the pinsextending through the openings or slots in leaves C thereof. Thecatalogue E is then gripped by the hand of the operator and one end ofthe binder inserted under member I within channel I6 and force exertedagainst bar I8 in spring compressing direction suiciently to permit theopposite end of the binder to pass below member I0, and as the force isremoved said bar I8 under action of spring I8 will force the oppositeend of said section in channel I I and maintain the section in xed orlocked binding position; then, by lifting the free ends of wing membersD upwardly, they may be slidably moved in meeting direction untilbindingly engageable with opposite sides of catalogue E, and then whenthe lifting force is removed the weight of said members and the leavesresting thereon will maintain said members in fixed and bindingposition, and at the same time they will permit the leaves to be turnedand completely read as desired. The binder is primarily intended to holda number of catalogues or books. All that is necessary i 'the Wings Dand slide it out of binding relation, slidably shift the individualcatalogues or 'bound units slightly, grip the desired catalogue as shownin' Fig. 2, exert force against bar I8 as above described, remove thecatalogue, separate the leaves, insert the desired sheet or number ofsheets, bring the strips or bars 35 again into binding position, returnthe unit to its position in the binder and slide wing members D towardeachother thereby bringing the catalogues into binding relation, and byletting go of the wing members they are lockedinfbinding position.

For purposes of illustration it might be Well to add that sections B areadapted to normally hold approximately Zfinches of sheets and then,expansible to hold an additional 1V;r inches of sheets without Ahavingto change the adjacent section I-Iowever, it is to be understood thatthis adjustment can be increased as desired by substituting a strip orstrips 35 carrying longer pins 36. It is apparent that catalogues ofvarying thicknesses maybe carried by the holder, as well as thoseexceeding the normal capacity of a section'B, without departing from thescope of this invention. It lwill also be noted that by simply looseningthe end members D and separating Vmembers 35 of a respective section B,additional leaves having slotted openings in their lower edges may beinserted therein or removed therefrom as` desired, and said cataloguecontent of the binder brought into binding relation as a unit by simplymoving one of the members D in binding directionr or both members inmeeting direction, according to `the particular situation, as will beclear without further discussion.

It is evident from the above that I have designed a catalogue binder andholder device easily operable to permit insertion or removal of leavesfrom any particular catalogue, without disturbing the remainingcatalogues or the insertion of an additional catalogue carrying bindersection without difficulty, by reason of the fact that each of thesupporting wing binder elements is instantly lockable andvreleasable andthat they, andthe individual binder sections, are freely slidablethroughout the length of the binder and that each individual bindersection, as well as the primary binder, is expansibly adjustable withouthaving to manually connect and *disconnect various fastening andretaining means, yet said device is simple in construction,manufacturable at a reasonable cost and efficient for the purposesintended.

Although in practice I have found that the' form of my inventionillustrated in the accompanying drawings and referred to in the abovedescription as the preferred embodiment is the most efficient andpractical, yet realizing that conditions concurrent with the adoption ofmy invention will necessarily vary, I desire to emphasize that variousminor changes in details of construction, proportion and arrangement ofparts, maybe resorted to within the scope of the appended claims withoutdeparting from or sacrificing any of the principles of this invention.

Having thus described my invention, what I desire protected by LettersPatent is as set forth in the following claims:

l. A loose leaf binder including a supporting base having a pair ofbacking members adjustably engageable with the outer leaves of the looseleaf contents, said members being lockable in adjusted position and aplurality of retaining members with each retaining member consisting ofa pair of exactly similar laterally expansible binder strips. formed byright angularly extending pins; the retaining members being adjustablewith respect to each other adapted to bind respective predeterminedgroups of leaves of said contents of a thickness vsubstantially doublethe length of said pins.

2. A loose leaf binder including a supporting base, a pair of retainingand leaf supporting adjustable members engageable with the outer leavesof the binder contents, means carried by said members adapted to effectlocking of said members inadjusted position and a plurality oi'relatively adjustable binder elements,` each element consisting of apair of identical laterally expansible binder strips includingpinsextending at right` angles therefrom `and adapted to bind respectivepredeterminedsections of said contents of a thickness substantiallydnuble thjcl length of said pins, whereby said retaining-reel bers andbinder elements are slidably adjustable with respect to said base andeach other.

3. A loose leafbinder` including a supporting base, -a lplurality ofbindersections each section consisting of a Vpair of detachablyassociated complemental laterally expansible members adapted to engage apredetermined section of said contents, each member being identical andincluding pins `projecting atright angles therefrom andexpansibletobind'an amount of said contents corresponding in thicknesssubstantially to twice the length of said pins, said binder sectionsdetachably connected with said base, a pair of yend binder membersengageable with the outer leaves of the combined binder contents, thebinder sections and `said end binder members being expansibly adjustablewith respect to each other and said base, whereby any selected sectionmay be removed from said base, leaves added to or removed therefromy andreplaced without disturbing the other sections of the eoni lation, aplurality of binder sections,.each section consisting of a pair oflaterally expansible relatively adjustable members, each of said bindersections being identical and formed with right angularly extending pins,the expansible binding range of said sections being substantially twicethe length of said pins, said sections being detachably connected tosaid base, resilient means carried by the base coacting with saidsections to normally maintain the same in position, each of the sectionsbeing expansibly adjustable and movablev as a uni-t with respect to saidbase, whereby each binder section is individually expansible withrespect to its contents and said base, and said end retaining membersexpansi'ble to maintain the combined contents in binding relation.

5. In a catalogue binder, a supporting base or rack member having spacedanchor means, end binder members slidably mounted intermediate saidanchor means, individual catalogue expansible binder sections havingtheir ends engageable with said anchor means, each binder sectionconsisting of a pair of laterally eXpansible binder strips, each of saidbinder strips being identical and formed with right angularly extendingpins, the expansible binding range of said strips being substantiallytwice the length of said' pins, and means associated with one of saidanchor means and coacting with said sections to normally main-v tainthem in position, said binder sections and end binder members beingslidably ajustable with respect to said base and each other.

6. A catalogue binder and holder adapted to bind a plurality ofcatalogues, comprising a supporting base having spaced anchor means, endbinder members adapted to engage the exposed ends of the combinedcatalogues and adapted to normally maintain the same in bindingrelation, individual catalogue expansible binder sections slidablymounted intermediate said anchor means, each section consisting of apair of detachably associated laterally expansible binder strips, eachof said binder strips ibeing'identical and formed with impaling pins,the expansible binding range of said strips being substantially twicethe length of said pins, and means associated with one of said anchormeans coasting with said sections to normally maintain them in fixedposition, sai-d binder sections and end binder members being relativelyadjustable with respect to said base and each other, and means carriedby said end members to lock said members in adjusted position.

'7. A catalogue binder adapted to hold a series of catalogues,comprising a supporting base rack member having spaced channel members,end binder members slidably mounted intermediate said channel membersand adapted to adjustably engage the exposed ends of the cataloguecontents to maintain the same in binding relation, means for lockingsaid end members in adjusted position, individual catalogue expansiblebinder sections, each binder section consisting of a pair of laterallyexpansible detachably associated strips having their ends engageable insaid channels, each of said strips being identical and formed With rightangularly extending pins, and when in binding position the pins of therespective strips extending in opposite directions, the expansiblebinding range of said strips ybeing substantially twice the length ofsaid pins, and compressible means mounted in one of said channelscoacting with said strips to normally maintain them in Xed position,whereby said en-d members and binder sections are expansibly adjustablewith respect to said base and each other.

8. A loose-leaf binder adapted to bind a plurality of catalogues and thelike including a supporting base, said base having a longitudinallyextending rod spaced thereabove, said base forme-d adjacent itslongitudinal edges with raised platform supports formed with channelsalongv their free edges, a pair of adjustable leaf supporting'andretaining end members engageable with the outer leaves of the bindercontents, means carried by said end members and engageable with said rodto automatically lock said members in adjusted position, a plurality ofexpansible binder sections supported on said platforms with their endsadjustably engageable in said channels, resilient means mounted in oneof said channels engageable with the ends of said sections, each of saidsections comprising a pair of identical binder stripsformed with leafsupporting pins, the pins of 'the respective strips extending inopposite directions, the expansible binding range of said strips beingsubstantially twice the length of said pins, the respective outer leafengageable end members and said bin-der sections being individuallyadjustable with respect to each other and said base, and adjustable as aunit With respect to said base.

9. A loose leaf binder adapted to bind a plurality of cataloguesincluding a supporting base, said catalogues having respective series ofopenings at their bindable edges, a pair of adjustable leaf supportingand retaining mem-bers engageable with the outer leaves of the bindercontents, means carried by said leaf supporting members for effectinglocking of said members in adjusted position, a plurality 0f bindersections, each section adapted to bind a respective catalogue, each ofsaid sections consisting of a pair of detachably associated laterallyexpansible identical binder strips adaptedA to be relatively adjustableand each strip having leaf holding elements corresponding in number toone-half of the openings formed in said catalogue, and so arranged thatwhen one strip is reversed with respect to the other, the holdingelements of the pair of strips correspond in number and arrangement'l tothe series of openings in which they are engageable, the binding rangeof said strips being substantially twice the length of said holdingelements.

JOHN C. ROGERS.

